Tag Archives: Legitimacy (law)

Media watch: Revision of 300-day law isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Posted on October 22, 2022 by philipbrasor

As we’ve said here many times before, one of the main purposes of Japan’s family register system (koseki) is to determine paternity for the sake of bureaucratic convenience, which means that it is the authorities who have the last word … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Nov. 10, 2013

Posted on November 10, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about how media coverage of people considered outside the mainstream may contribute to their continuing social marginalization. The headline in the JT says “minorities,” which is technically correct in the context of the … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Mar. 6, 2011

Posted on March 6, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is a survey of recent news stories related to the issue of illegitimate children, a term that has mostly been abandoned in the West since it bears a negative stigma. “Out-of-wedlock” is more neutral … Continue reading →

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